This sounds like cool stuff.  If your CHECKCPU cmd file isn't too huge, maybe
you could post it (?).  If it is huge, maybe you could post the cpu-checking
part and snip the text-message part.  No way do I want the computer calling me
in the middle of the night, but I have a job that checks for hung backups (and
aborts them) and your method of checking sounds better than mine.

Does your backup job pause for anything like tape rewinding before verify, or
waiting for other jobs to log off?  And how much would that mess up the
showproc routine?


Dave Powell,  MMfab

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Anderson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 14:23
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Backup kicked off...how can I see it's output?


> Patrick,
>
> I know this is old-news, but I didn't see any replies mention the
> SHOWPROC command. I use this command to monitor CPU usage;
>
> SHOWPROC JOB=#Jnnnnn (The job number of your backup)
>
> You can direct the SHOWPROC output to file, or files and compare
> visually, or programmatically.
>
> SHOWPROC JOB=#Jnnnnn > tempio
>
> For example; I use the SHOWPROC command to retrieve the CPU usage like
> so;
>
> [SNIPED from my backup job]
> #
> !XEQ CHECKCPU.MONITOR.SISDSYS INTERVAL=120 MINCPU=5
> !STORE ^BKUPSET.PUB.SYS;*T;DIRECTORY;SHOW;FILES=200000;PROGRESS
> #
> [END-SNIPED]
>
> The checkcpu command starts a separate batch process that will check
> the (STORE.PUB.SYS) CPU usage every 120 seconds, and if the usage drops
> below 5 CPU seconds within any two minute interval than the monitor
> sends a text email msg to my cell phone.
>
> You probably don't need to get as ridiculous as I did about this, but
> still, the SHOWPROC command will tell you if your backup is hung on a
> tape drive issue, or if it's really working on it's given task, by
> issuing the command two or threes times and comparing the CPU seconds.
>
> Just my $0.02
> Michael.
>
>
>
>
>
> >>> Patrick Burleson <[log in to unmask]> 02/25/05 05:26PM >>>
> Ok, I've kicked off the backup on my system. I see the job running.
> But I have no idea if it's having problems, or if it's actually doing
> a backup. I don't have physical access to the machine and the staff at
> the Data Center don't really know much about the system. They couldn't
> tell me if the tape machine was even running.
>
> What can I look for to make sure things are working?
>
> Thanks,
> Patrick
>
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